Synthesis and Voltage-Clamp Studies of Methyl 1,4-Dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(benzofurazanyl)pyridine-3-carboxylate Racemates and Enantiomers and of Their Benzofuroxanyl Analogues
作者:Sonja Visentin、Pascale Amiel、Roberta Fruttero、Donatella Boschi、Christian Roussel、Laura Giusta、Emilio Carbone、Alberto Gasco
DOI:10.1021/jm980623b
日期:1999.4.22
Racemic methyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(benzofurazanyl)pyridine-3-carboxylates(+/-)-10 and (+/-)-11 and their benzofuroxanyl analogues (+/-)-12 and (+/-)-13 were prepared using a modified Hantzsch reaction that involved the condensation of nitroacetone with methyl 3-aminocrotonate and the appropriate aldehydes. The racemic mixtures were resolved into the corresponding enantiomers. Whole-cell voltage-clamp studies on L-type Ca2+ channels expressed in a rat insulinoma cell line (RINm5F) showed that all the dextrorotatory antipodes were effective agonists of L-type Ca2+ currents, while the levorotatory ones were weak Ca2+ entry blockers. The (+)-enantiomer of benzofurazan-5'-yl derivative 11 demonstrated unusual activity in that, in addition to producing a potentiation of L-type currents, it interfered with the voltage-dependent gating of L-type channels by producing a net delay of their activation at low voltages. This compound represents an interesting tool to probe L-type Ca2+ channel structure and function.